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LOT 0693

Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Hippocampus Brooch

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (5.31 grams, 30.69 mm).

With low-relief eye and tail detailing, cells filled with enamel and roundels in contrasting colour; remains of pun-lug and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0693

Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Hippocampus Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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